Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Millet yields
Botswana
0.2995 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.5039 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
84th
Sierra Leone rank
81st
Millet yields over time
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.5039 tonnes per hectare against 0.2995 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.2044 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.7 times Botswana's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 89 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5166 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.9873 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.2281 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.161 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.2008 tonnes per hectare | 0.8444 tonnes per hectare | 0.6435 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.1847 tonnes per hectare | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.7853 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.2952 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3451 tonnes per hectare | 0.7864 tonnes per hectare | 0.4412 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Botswana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.5039 tonnes per hectare against 0.2995 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2044 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for millet yields?
- Botswana ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.